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Postal Adalath
Thiruvananthapuram, 10 June 2022
The DAK Adalat of the Department of Posts will be held on the 15th of this month  at 3 pm via Google Meet to consider complaints and suggestions regarding the mail services under the RMS TV Division, Thiruvananthapuram. Suggestions/complaints should be made available to the complainant along with his e-mail address / WhatsApp number by 13th of this month. The link to attend the Google Meet will be intimated to the complainant through mobile number or e-mail. Complaints can be send to ssrmtv.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com/ rmsdoTV.kl@indiapost.gov.in or to the Senior Superintendent, R. MS. TV Division,Thiruvananthapuram,-695023.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India's Active Caseload further contracts to 2.13 Lakh
India sustains the trend of low daily cases; 15,590 added in last 24 hours
India’s total Active Caseload continues to manifest a sustained downward movement. It has dropped to 2.13 lakh  today.
India’s present active caseload now consists of just 2.03% of India’s Total Positive Cases.
The daily new cases added to the country’s COVID numbers have been below 20K in the recent days. The number of daily new cases in the last 24 hours is 15,590. 15,975 cases recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours.
New cases per million population in India in the last seven days are 87. It is one of the lowest in the world. The number is significantly low when compared with countries like Russia, Germany, Brazil, France, Italy, USA and UK.
The total recovered cases stand at 10,162,738. The gap between Recovered Cases and Active Cases, that is steadily increasing, has crossed 99 lakh and presently stands at 99,49,711.
The difference in New Recoveries outnumbering New Cases has also improved the Recovery Rate to 96.52% today.
81.15% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Kerala has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 4,337 newly recovered cases. 3,309 people recovered in Maharashtra in the past 24 hours followed by 970 in Chhattisgarh.
77.56% of the new cases are from 7 States and UTs.
Kerala continues to report the highest daily new cases at 5,490. It is followed by Maharashtra with 3,579, while West Bengal reported 680 new cases.
191 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Six States/UTs account for 73.30% of new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties . Kerala and West Bengal follow with 19 and 17 daily deaths, respectively.
Only 1 new deaths per million population was reported in India in the last seven days. With a Case Fatality Rate of 1.44%, deaths per million population in India are one of the lowest in the world.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares article by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared an article by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on significantly increasing the investment in healthcare and improving India's overall healthcare landscape by reaching the last mile.
The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted:
“Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya elaborates how Government of India is providing affordable and accessible quality healthcare to the country’s most vulnerable and last-mile population.”
Ministry of Rural Development
Union Minister of Rural Development Panchayat Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurates the PMAY-G model house constructed at Rural Technology Park  in National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated the PMAY-G model house constructed at Rural Technology Park , in NIRD&PR campus in Rajendra nagar today. Addressing the media Shri Giriraj Singh said that this model house showcases various affordable and appropriate housing technologies that can be replicated in constructing cost-effective and environment-friendly houses in rural areas under the PMAY-G scheme. He said to achieve the objective of providing “Housing to All”, the Government of India rolled out the rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin .
Union Minister also explained the various features of the model house, different sustainable housing technologies used in the construction and cost effectiveness without compromising the quality and standards of the pucca house. He also briefed about the 2 kw Roof-Top Solar unit connected on-grid with net metering, installed as part of this house, for meeting the lighting and cooking requirements of a family. Further the Union Minister visited the Compressed Mud Block Production unit at RTP and interacted with the production team, with regard to the process involved, quality and cost of production. He insisted on using more fly-ash in making the bricks, which is environment-friendly and cost-effective and asked the NIRDPR team to explore various options of blending fly-ash in various ratios with mud, in order to bring down the cost and make it affordable for common man.
Dr. G. Narendra Kumar, Director General NIRDPR gave a detailed presentation on the various activities of NIRDPR in the Rural Development & Panchayat Raj domain, including the support being extended in building the capacities of Panchayats across the country. The single bedroom model house has been constructed in an area of 342 sqft  with a total cost of Rs. 2.33 lakh, by adopting low-cost sustainable housing technologies, including random rubble stone masonry for foundation, rat-trap bond technology for walling with fly-ash bricks.
Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurating PMAY-G model house at Rural Technology Park National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj  Rajendra Nagar campus, Telangana
PMAY-G model house
Later, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between NIRDPR and NSIC , MSME, in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister. The scope of this MoU is to provide skill development training programs and support innovations and designing among the unemployed youth and SHGs in MSME sector.
Ministry of Steel
Remarkable progress achieved by the Ministry of Steel in reducing pendency of public grievances
Ministry of Steel and all PSUs under its administrative control observe ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’
The Ministry of Steel has achieved remarkable success in reducing the pendency of public grievances during the period from November, 2022 to August, 2023 as it disposed of 854 public grievances, 126 public grievance appeals, 118 references from MPs, 3 Parliamentary Assurances, 3 State Government References and 4 PMO References. During this period, the Ministry of Steel also adopted e-office 7.0, which is a complete digital workplace solution for government offices, aimed at bringing more transparency, efficiency and accountability in government transactions, leading to increased productivity.
‘Swachhata Pakhwada’  : Best Practice
The Ministry of Steel and all PSUs under its administrative control viz. SAIL, NMDC, RINL, KIOCL, MOIL, MECON, MSTC & FSNL observed the ‘Swachhata Pakhwada’ from 16th-31th March, 2023. During the Swachhata Pakhwada, PSUs under the Ministry took various activities such as administration of Swachhata pledge, cleaning up of townships, factories, nearby villages/slums, cleaning up of schools run/ adopted by them under Swachh Vidyalaya, awareness program on curbing use of single use plastic, etc.
Ministry of Railways
Shri S.N. Agrawal takes over as a New Member Staff Railway Board
(Shri S.N. Agrawal has taken over as Member Staff, Railway Board and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India on 20.07.2018. Prior to this, Shri Agrawal was General Manager of South Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
Shri S.N. Agrawal, a Civil Engineer, belongs to the Indian Railway Service of Engineers  of 1980 batch. He has rich and varied experience of working in several key posts in Western Railway, Central Railway, Southern Railway, North Central Railway, South East Central Railway, RDSO etc., including the post of Divisional Railway Manager, Nagpur and as Principal Chief Engineer, Western Railway, Mumbai.
Shri Agrawal has undertaken various professional trainings both in India and abroad viz. USA, Australia and France. He has also presented many Technical Papers in International Seminars. Shri Agrawal has keen interest in sports and socio-cultural activities.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Varanasi Smart City uses Drones to sanitize sensitive areas for controlling spread of COVID-19
Varanasi Smart City has engaged ‘Garuda Aerospace Private Limited, a Chennai Based company for spraying of sanitizer in the selected areas of Varanasi City under Smart Cities Mission. In view of limited options for transportation during lockdown period, these drones were specially airlifted from Chennai through Air-India Cargo flights with special permission from Ministry of Civil Aviation. A total of seven-member team with two drones was made operational and trial runs were completed on 17th April 2020.
Spraying of sanitizer through Drones is prioritized for Hot spots and Containment areas identified by the District Administration / Chief Medical Officer. This is followed by Isolation areas, Quarantined areas, Shelter Homes and other places where manual spraying is difficult. The areas where Drones are to be deployed is decided by a team of Varanasi Nagar Nigam officials.
The Drone team first visits the area planned to be sanitized for the day and makes a quick visual survey of the terrain, buildings and surroundings and chalks out a flight path to be followed by the Drone. The Drone is then filled with the chemical solution consisting of 1% Sodium Hypochlorite, [NaOCl], the drones is then calibrated and set ready to fly. Drones are then flown using a remote-control device by the experienced Drone Pilots in the planned flight path, simultaneously spraying the Sanitizer through its four Nozzles. After every flight  the Drones are called back for refilling the Chemical and replacing the battery pack. The Drones are then moved to the next location to resume the flying/spraying.
The flight path of the drones and the area covered are controlled and recorded in a hand held device with GIS maps on the backend which is plugged to the remote controller.
The vehicles used for Drone Operations are fitted with GPS and GSM based wireless cameras using which the entire movement of Drones and their operations are centrally monitored from the Kashi Integrated Command and Control Centre, now converted to COVID-19 War Room. The Sanitary Inspector and other Team members’ report to the Nodal officer before and after drone operations are carried out at each designated location.
The Capital Costs of the equipment are provided by the agency concerned, and the city administration had to incur expenditure on Operational Expenses . The average cost of operations range from Rs.8000 to Rs.12000 per day per drone and is dependent on area covered in acres.
Drones are unmanned vehicles which can fly the way helicopters do and can be operated by trained personnel using specially designed remote control. Drones which were specially designed for spraying pesticides for agricultural use are now being used for spraying disinfectant fluid around Quarantined areas and Isolation wards during COVID- 19 pandemic situation.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tribute to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya at Parliament
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today paid tribute to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on his jayanti at a function at Parliament.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Paid tributes to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji.”
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Attracting Young Talents Among Transgenders in Sports Related Employment
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment proposes to introduce a Bill titled “The Transgender Persons  Bill, 2019” in the Lok Sabha, with the aim of mitigating the stigma, discrimination and abuse against marginalized Transgender population and bring them into the mainstream of society.
As informed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Employee State Insurance Act is a legislation which provides certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make provision for certain other matters in relation thereto. The ESI Act does not differentiate amongst the employees covered under the Act on basis of their sex. If transgender are employed in a factory/establishment which come under the purview of ESI Act, the benefits available under the ESI Act will automatically be available to them. Hence, amendment in ESI Act is not required.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM attends NITI Aayog’s interaction with economists and experts on “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead”
PM attends NITI Aayog’s interaction with economists and experts on “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead”
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today attended an interactive session with over 40 economists and other experts, organized by NITI Aayog, on the theme “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead.”
During the session, participants shared their views on various economic themes such as the macro-economy, agriculture and rural development, employment, health and education, manufacturing and exports, urban development, infrastructure and connectivity.
Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley thanked all the participants for their thought-provoking suggestions.
In his intervention, the Prime Minister thanked various participants for their suggestions and observations, on various aspects of the economy. In particular, he appreciated the quality of suggestions that had come from various subject experts.
The meeting was attended by several Union Ministers who look after economic subjects. The Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog Shri Arvind Panagariya, and senior officers from the Union Government and NITI Aayog were also present.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
World Down-Syndrome Day: 21 march 2023
Free Webinar organized on World Down-Syndrome Day by Rehabilitation Council of India  in association with Down-Syndrome Federation of India
Webinar attended by about 1000 participants from across the country
Achievements of children with Down Syndrome also highlighted during the webinar
Rehabilitation Council of India , New Delhi, celebrated the World Down-Syndrome Day by organizing a free Webinar for about 1.5 hours, open for all, in association with Down-Syndrome Federation of India. This was first such attempt by RCI on this special occasion to grant CRE scores to CRR professionals on a web platform. Webinar was addressed by renowned team of four experts from across the India and it was attended by about 1000 professionals, personnel, parents, children with down syndrome, self advocacy and interest groups and others from across the country. The webinar was very interactive with a small Q&A session at the end. Key- symptoms in children with down-syndrome that can be detected by parents, availability of tests of early detection of down-syndrome in fetus during pregnancy, corrective surgeries available, organs requiring special attention and check-ups, achievements of down syndrome children. Sri Rajesh Aggarwal, I.A.S., Chairperson, RCI & Secretary, DEPwD and Ms. Rekha ramchandran, President, DSFI also addressed the gathering on the importance of day and efforts of RCI to partner with influencers and active organizations for this noble cause.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
Special Campaign 2.0 for Cleanliness and disposal of pending matters in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
As per the vision of Swachh Bharat, a Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters is under way in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and organizations under its control from 2nd to 31st October, 2022. The main focus areas of the Campaign include effective disposal of public grievances, references from the Members of Parliament, inter ministerial references, Parliament Assurances, Cleanliness drive, disposal of scrap.
The Preparatory Phase  of the Campaign was utilised to sensitize the officials, mobilize the ground functionaries for the Campaign, identify pendency; finalize the Campaign sites; identify scrap and redundant materials.
Secretary Minority Affairs reviewed the progress on weekly basis  and instructed all the JSs/DDG to dispose off the pending VIP References, PMO references, State government References, Inter Ministerial References, Parliamentary Assurances etc and also for scrap disposal. Status of achievement in disposal of pending references are being regularly updated on the SCDPM Portal.
Eight sites were identified for cleanliness drive during the Special Campaign out of which cleanliness drive have been conducted at 5 sites. Before and after Photos of cleanliness drive are attached below:
Secretary, Minority Affairs also took round along with officers of Ministry located at CGO Complex on 17/10/2022 and R.K. Puram on 18.10.2022 to see the progress made during cleanliness drive.
All possible efforts are being made to make this Campaign a success, effective and fruitful.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Maritime India Vision  2030 estimates investments of Rs. 1,00,000–1,25,000 crore for capacity augmentation and development of world-class infrastructure at Indian Ports
The container throughput of Indian ports stood at 17 million TEUs for the period 2020 whereas that for China stood at 245 million TEUs for the same period. The combined container throughput across top 20 major global ports stood at 357 million TEUs during the period 2020.
At present, India is not having landside mega-port and terminal infrastructure to deal with Ultra-large container ships. Ports need higher draft, several large cranes, better yard management capability, increased automation, larger storage facilities, more inland connectivity and enhanced labour productivity. Ultra-large container ships seek speedy unloading of the large volumes they carry.
To develop global standard ports in India, Maritime India Vision  2030 has identified initiatives such as developing world-class Mega Ports, transhipment hubs and infrastructure modernization of ports. It estimates the investments to the tune of INR 1,00,000–1,25,000 crore for capacity augmentation and development of world-class infrastructure at Indian Ports. The upcoming ports at Vizhinjam  and Vadhavan  have natural drafts in excess of 18m that would enable ultra large container and cargo vessels to call on the ports thereby boosting the efforts to make India the world’s factory by improving the container and cargo throughput.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the passing away of former President Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of former President Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
The Prime Minister said, "India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He has left an indelible mark on the development trajectory of our nation. A scholar par excellence, a towering statesman, he was admired across the political spectrum and by all sections of society.
During his political career that spanned decades, Shri Pranab Mukherjee made long-lasting contributions in key economic and strategic ministries. He was an outstanding Parliamentarian, always well-prepared, extremely articulate as well as witty.
As India’s President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee made Rashtrapati Bhavan even more accessible to common citizens. He made the President’s house a centre of learning, innovation, culture, science and literature. His wise counsel on key policy matters will never be forgotten by me.
I was new to Delhi in 2014. From Day 1, I was blessed to have the guidance, support and blessings of Shri Pranab Mukherjee. I will always cherish my interactions with him. Condolences to his family, friends, admirers and supporters across India. Om Shanti.
Ministry of Education
Government is providing higher education to tribal students through Central Tribal Universities and various schemes-HRD Minister
The Central Government has already established two Central Tribal Universities namely the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak and Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagram with a view to provide avenues of higher education and research facilities primarily for the tribal population of the country. Besides, the Andhra Pradesh reorganization Act, 2014 inter-alia mandates for establishment of a new Central Tribal University in Telangana. Further, there are several Central Universities in different States which also fulfil the aspirations of higher education of tribal youth of the region.
Further, the UGC is implementing a scheme for the benefit of Scheduled Tribe  students i.e. National Fellowship for Higher Education of Scheduled Tribe Students. In addition to this, UGC is implementing the following schemes for the benefit of weaker sections of the society including ST students:
- Residential Coaching Academies of Minorities /SC/ST and Women
- Establishment of Centres in Universities for study of Social exclusion and inclusive Policy
- Establishment of Equal Opportunities Cells 
- Establishment of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Cells in Universities
- Coaching Schemes for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/OBC / Minorities:  Remedial Coaching at UG & PG level  Coaching for entry into services  Coaching for NET.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.